Scott Lapatine is the Editor-in-Chief at Stereogum. He focuses on arts and entertainment, particularly in the realms of music, theater, and celebrity news, covering topics such as concerts and festivals, nightlife, and the music business. Scott's work has been prominently featured in Stereogum.
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Scott Lapatine's coverage largely consists of opinion editorials, with a focus on entertainment news and music-related content. He appears to engage with his audience through the "best comments" sections, suggesting an interest in reader engagement.
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Olivia Rodrigo made her third appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight, pulling double duty in her hosting debut. There were some surprise guests, including Aziz Ansari and Weyes Blood.
The Avalanches' new album launch is underway. Last fall, the Australian electronic duo teased LP4 on Instagram with a photo of a pile of LaCie Rugged drives. Recently they wiped their Instagram and unveiled a new logo (that may to take inspiration from Tasuro Yamashita's 1983 album Melodies ). And, over the past few days, the Avalanches rolled out an RPG of sorts to kick off their new era.
All Things Go DC returns to Merriweather Post Pavillion this September for its 12th year. Last week it was announced that Hayley Williams ("the Hayley Williams Show") and Mitski would headline the three-day festival, and today the full lineup has been revealed, with notable inclusions like Ethel Cain, Zara Larsson, and Slayyyter.
By: Scott Lapatine, Chris DeVille
The Rolling Stones officially announced their new album Foreign Tongues and shared its lead single "In The Stars" today. A few hours later, they were onstage with Conan O'Brien at an album launch event inside the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building in Brooklyn. Our own Scott Lapatine was on hand, chilling with Jason Isbell and gathering news.
Please welcome Winter to the Stereogum VJ roster! Winter's background includes studying broadcast journalism and leading the awesome dream pop/shoegaze project Winter. This weekend she's at Kilby Block Party in Salt Lake City, asking fans and bands music trivia. Stay tuned to our socials for more from this year's fest.
Last night the Cure headlined Primavera Sound 2026 at Barcelona’s Parc Del Forum. It was the band’s first performance since their intimate November 2024 show at London’s Troxy celebrating the release of Songs Of A Lost World. That album, one of the best of that year, was the Cure’s first UK #1 in 32 years…
By: Scott Lapatine
Jack White has again announced a new album without actually announcing it. The second and final installment of Third Man Records’ new Release Lab video series — ostensibly an educational deep dive into release strategies and the “mechanics of the music industry” — contains news of White’s seventh solo album. The video released early today…
Earlier this week you may have seen headlines about a fake Angine de Poitrine supposedly “touring Russia.” The claim traces back to a recent Exclaim! feature about the Québécois math rock sensations, who have garnered considerable attention for their adventurous music, outlandish papier-mâché masks, and excessively black-and-white polka-dotted visual identity. (Despite compelling evidence unearthed by…
By: Scott Lapatine
Due to lightning and rain in Manchester, TN today, the festival canceled sets by Nat Myers, Little Stranger, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Girl Tones, MOTIFV, Aly & AJ, Spacey Jane, Hemlocke Springs, Blondshell, A Hundred Drums, and Trombone Shorty.
By: Scott Lapatine
Gordi, a 2016 Stereogum Artist To Watch, debuted new songs at shows in her native Australia this past autumn — Australian autumn, meaning March through May — and sold them as a tour-exclusive EP titled Nylon . The copies sold out entirely, and the strength of those sales on that five-week tour led the EP's #3 debut on AIR's 100% Independent Singles chart in late May, meaning it charted before its formal release or any online announcement.
